For decades, world leaders, military generals and governments have dreamt of weaponising space. Now, modern technology is making these dreams possible. This film tells the stories of the boundary-pushing scientists and engineers who are taking our capacity to wage war out of this world. Discover the devastating impact that future space weapons could cause. Examine the nations and companies battling to establish a base on the moon. And learn how lasers and space guns could be used to create the ultimate space weapons.
For decades, world leaders, military generals and governments have dreamt of weaponising space. Now, modern technology is making these dreams possible. This film tells the stories of the boundary-pushing scientists and engineers who are taking our capacity to wage war out of this world. Discover the devastating impact that future space weapons could cause. Examine the nations and companies battling to establish a base on the moon. And learn how lasers and space guns could be used to create the ultimate space weapons.
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Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2020.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 30, 2021.
